 | Thus Spake Zarathustra |  |
25.
He who hath grown wise concerning old origins, lo, he will at last seek after the fountains of the future and new origins.-
O my brethren, not long will it be until new peoples shall arise and new fountains shall rush down into new depths.
For the earthquake-it choketh up many wells, it causeth much languishing: but it bringeth also to light inner powers and secrets.
The earthquake discloseth new fountains. In the earthquake of old peoples new fountains burst forth.
And whoever calleth out: "Lo, here is a well for many thirsty ones, one heart for many longing ones, one will for many instruments":-around him collecteth a people, that is to say, many attempting ones.
Who can command, who must obey-that is there attempted! Ah, with what long seeking and solving and failing and learning and re-attempting!
Human society: it is an attempt-so I teach-a long seeking: it seeketh however the ruler!-
-An attempt, my brethren! And no "contract"! Destroy, I pray you, destroy that word of the soft-hearted and half-and-half!
| Thus Spake Zarathustra | |